Point of Impact (1993)

1993

Jack Davis is a tough, outspoken cop who finds himself wrongly accused for the death of a fellow agent by the depraved and power-hungry chief of Miami Customs, Martin Cullen. Disgraced and dismissed, Jack swears revenge and goes to work for Roberto Largo, a rich, evil Cuban crime boss, as a bodyguard for his smoldering wife, Eva. Jack knows Largo is connected to his old boss Cullen and is determined to learn the secret that […]

The Takers

The Takers (1971)

1971

After a breakfast of LSD and hitchhikers, The Takers–two berserk bikers–decide to go upscale when they spot suburban housewife Laura and bachelorette Barbi, follow them to Laura’s home, and invite themselves in: “We’re gonna have us a party with some educated social-type broads!” And party they do until Laura’s hubbie (director Carl Monson) unexpectedly shows up to settle things with some shotgun vengeance and… well, one of the goofiest, most startling endings of any motion […]

The Golden Lotus

The Golden Lotus (1974)

1974
October 8, 2020

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople. There have been many film versions of “The Golden Lotus”, but none have combined artistry with sensuality as successfully as this 1974 classic, featuring three of the […]